Tag: Party leaders
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Short explainer: Why do politicians and parties use social media?
From campaign ads to viral memes: why politicians and parties use social media, and the risks that come with it.
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Short explainer: Should we entrust politicians with the power of social media?
Politicians now hold powerful social media tools. Should we trust them with that power, and what safeguards matter?
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The Facebook followers of the leader and party pages of the UK (2010 to 2021)
The Facebook followers of leader and party pages of UK political parties from 2010 to 2021. Post Corbyn, the Tories are now dominating. While, some parties such as the Green Party have not grown in followership since 2018, while UKIP is going backwards.
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Two trains slowing to a crawl? Biden and Trump’s Facebook pages: a roundup
Summary Trump has won in the head to head battle between his personal Facebook page and Biden‘s across all engagement metrics. This is seen across total engagement and when averaging engagement to remove Trump’s big advantage from increased levels of posting. Biden has gone backwards compared to Clinton, and Trump is only matching his 2016…
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Labour’s patriotism returns?
Today the Labour Party pivoted 180 from the Corbyn era’s more cautious arms length approach to the armed forces. Labour today actively celebrated Armed Forces day in two tweets, as well as through Facebook and other social media.
